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This is an answer to Kielle's Elseworld Challenge--sort-of. I've taken the movie universe and moved a few things around, which wasn't exactly what the challenge asked for. Can you tell that in school I was the kid who always got in trouble for not following directions?

Rated: R
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 20442 - Hits: 2750
Complete?: No - Published: 07/08/2007 - Last Updated: 07/08/2007
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star half star
Date: 09/12/2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Lovely AU. I really wish it had been continued.

Rogue returns to her past.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Angst, Dark, Drama
Tags: None
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Series: None
Chapters: 3
Wordcount: 10307 - Hits: 14177
Complete?: No - Published: 09/16/2008 - Last Updated: 05/17/2009
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 03/26/2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

A brilliant twist on the old DoFP story. Grittier, more emotionally realistic, and absolutely fascinating. Looking forward to the next chapter!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! :)

retired featured story An Alterverse version of our favorite couple. Inspired, sorta, by Terri Berri's "Naked Animal Guy."

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 12508 - Hits: 7537
Complete?: Yes - Published: 11/24/2008 - Last Updated: 11/24/2008
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 12/13/2008 Title: Chapter 1: The Lab

Thank god it's back! Last time I looked for this one all your stories had been deleted. Weird that the date has been changed, though that seems to be happening to a lot of the older stories. This was originally written back in 2001, IIRC. Still one of my favorites.

Loosely based on the prompt 'I think I love you... // chewing gum'. Slightly AU. Set after X1, Logan's return to the mansion.

Rated: Mature
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Humor, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 12
Wordcount: 26052 - Hits: 65620
Complete?: No - Published: 02/21/2009 - Last Updated: 09/16/2009
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star half star
Date: 09/16/2009 Title: Chapter 1: Of Summer Sun, Black Neoprene and Chewing Gum

I like it. It's fun, sexy, and has the beginnings of an interesting plot to boot. The constant Britishisms are a bit irritating, and occasionally outright confusing (knitting a jumper, sleeping in a vest, etc.), but that seems to be par for the course in this fandom so no biggie. I love Freddie the imaginary wolf, and am eagerly looking forward to the next chapter. ^_^

Author's Response: Thank you! I\'m so glad you liked, especially Freddie :) Yes, I\'ve had quite a few comments about the Britishisms, and have now found a beta for Chapter 15 onwards, so once I get up to date with all my updates, hopefully that will be resolved :) Thank you for taking the time to review!

After an attack on the manson, Logan and small group of children head to a safe house where they meet their new logger, who doesn't seem to happy to have them there.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Drama, Friendship
Tags: None
Warnings: Character Death

Series: None
Chapters: 10
Wordcount: 16776 - Hits: 58224
Complete?: No - Published: 03/01/2009 - Last Updated: 08/26/2012
Reviewer: Turante Signed
Date: 06/30/2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I like it. Some formatting issues make it difficult for me to read (multiple lines of space between each paragraph, and the italics tag isn't closed in Chapter 4, which puts the last few chapters in italics in the Print Story version), but once I copypasta'd it into a text editor it was a very fun story. Looking forward to the next chapter.

Author's Response: Yah sorry about that I tried to fix it many times but couldn\'t it as driving me mad. Thanks for the review

One night, but at what cost?

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Dark
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read, Not Spellchecked

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 1081 - Hits: 2908
Complete?: No - Published: 03/18/2009 - Last Updated: 03/18/2009
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star
Date: 03/21/2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

This really needs a warning for non-con.

It's ten years after the cure, and Rogue's fiance wants nothing to do with a woman who might have mutant children. Logan steps in to offer her a last chance at the life she always wanted.

Rated: R
Categories: X3
Characters: None
Genres: None
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 23
Wordcount: 38040 - Hits: 191344
Complete?: No - Published: 03/22/2009 - Last Updated: 01/09/2010
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/03/2010 Title: Chapter 19: Chapter 19

Awww, cuteness! I'm so happy to see this fic updated!

Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/08/2010 Title: Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Normally I'm all about angst, but dammit, this is too adorable for me not to love. It's like blueberry waffles and hot cocoa and fuzzy little kittens all rolled into one. :D

Logan and Rogue negotiate their new-found friendship and more while Rogue hides out at Logan's cabin.

Follow-up to "Money" and part two of the Dark Side of the Moon series. Same premise, different consequences owing to a treatment facility for mutants called Southaven and a focus on the chemistry between Logan and Rogue.

Rated: R
Categories: X1, AU, X-Men Origins Wolverine
Characters: None
Genres: Action, Shipper, UST
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: Dark Side of the Moon
Chapters: 4
Wordcount: 17743 - Hits: 22435
Complete?: Yes - Published: 04/19/2009 - Last Updated: 02/05/2010
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 02/08/2010 Title: Chapter 1: Out of the blue

Loved it! Thank you for taking the time to give us this, considering all you've got going on IRL. I hope you feel better and get a chance at wi-fi again soon. :D

Total AU set in Wyoming. The Mutant Tolerance Act has been passed and mutants are trying to live normal lives. Marie (Rogue) is Scott Summers cousin and is enjoying her normal life. Then she gets involved with her cousin's business partner, Logan. Jubilee, Kitty, Angel, and others will make appearances.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Holiday, Humor, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 12
Wordcount: 46451 - Hits: 80504
Complete?: No - Published: 08/12/2009 - Last Updated: 10/20/2009
Reviewer: Turante Signed
Date: 08/31/2009 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty skeeved out by this chapter, as Rogue is clearly far too drunk to legally consent to anything. The fact that Logan is totally sober thanks to his mutation makes it doubly skeevy. I'm finding it kinda hard to like him right now. :(

Author's Response: Honestly, I wasn\'t too happy with Logan\'s behavior either but he didn\'t take it any further, and let\'s face it, he\'s male with animal instincts, he can\'t be perfect all the time. And Marie is obviously becoming very hard for him to resist! Hopefully he\'ll become much more likeable in the next chapters. Thanks for reviewing!

Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star half star
Date: 08/31/2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Ack, I forgot to tell you that I really am enjoying this story quite a lot! ^^;; I'm normally a little scared to leave reviews, especially when they aren't positive, but your response was very nice and reassuring, thank you!

Author's Response: Thank you! Any and all criticism or praise is welcome!

Logan has taken in a desperate and on-the-run Marie who has offered ‘anything’ in exchange for his protection. Logan wants everything. This story chronicles is what happens to them and their relationship dynamic as they learn about each other during the return ride to Xavier’s. It also explores how their rather non-traditional relationship is received by the team once they arrive at the mansion. This story was inspired by Kristine’s “Anything” http://www.wolverineandrogue.com/wrfa/viewstory.php?sid=2559. This story will make more sense if you have read "Anything" first as my opening chapter picks up right where Kristine’s story ends. Besides her story is one of the best W/R pieces ever written so you might as well go read it - NOW! :)…I’ll wait.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Dark, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 8
Wordcount: 74499 - Hits: 115906
Complete?: No - Published: 09/14/2009 - Last Updated: 04/11/2012
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star half star
Date: 09/21/2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Very hot. Has some spelling and grammar errors that need tending, and you should add the archive's Rape/Non-Con warning to the story for the obvious reasons, but otherwise highly enjoyable. And, because it bears repeating, HOT!

Author's Response: I will go back and fix the spelling and grammar, thanks for the heads up about those. I think I need to maybe tone down bits of chapter 2 if you really see it has rape/non con. The morning after wasn\'t really any different than the night before in \"Anything\" or the first chapter of this. I would love to understand which bits pushed you to see this chapter as non con. I had no intention of trying to make this chapter be non con. Specific things that squeaked you would be helpful.

Reviewer: Turante Signed
Date: 09/22/2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Nothing specific squicked me, as I enjoy occasional dub-con and non-con, but you mention yourself in the Author's Note on the first chapter that there will be a partial rape. Also, I would say that this story is clearly dub-con, but as the archive doesn't have a label or tag for that, the Rape/Non-Con warning would be the next best thing.

Erring on the side of caution when it comes to warnings is good policy in general, IMO. Especially after the huge warnings kerfuffle on LiveJournal a few months back. Plus, how else are pervs like me supposed to find the stuff we like to read if it isn't tagged? ;P

Author's Response: Oh, the partial rape actually takes place later. I had planned to mark that chapter specifically, but I also wanted to give folks a heads up of the general tone of the piece (which isn\'t pretty and very NC-17). I will go back and clarify the author\'s note. Thanks for the clarification of what concerned you and thank you for reading and responding.

Reviewer: Turante Signed
Date: 10/13/2009 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

Ah, the ubiquitous OOC Bitch!Jean. I'd forgotten that this was going to be that sort of story. As I've never understood W/R fandom's vitriolic hatred for Jean, nor the bizarre love of seeing her written OOC, I'm afraid this is where we part ways. Still, the first two chapters were hot, and I'm glad I got to read them.

Good luck with the rest of the story!

Author's Response: I am sorry to hear we will be parting ways. There will be fewer mentions of Jean until we get to the mansion at least and that won\'t be for a while yet. (And in my own defense, the ubiquitous bitch!Jean is Logan\'s impression right now, but that doesn\'t mean that is all that there is). \r\n\r\nTruely though, I will feely admit I have hated Jean long before I ever became a W/R girl. Jean always struck me as spoiled little Bezzatch who never appreciated what she had and whine way too much about what she did have so needless to say I loved the idea I could openly hate Jean in the W/R world (and I learned to write it from Terri). But to each his own and I appreciate your feedback all the same. Thank you for the well wishes.

Once upon a time, there was this really overlong and convoluted AU how-they-met fic. It wasn't finished. Now it is.

So here it is from the beginning.

Rated: Mature
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Drama
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 32
Wordcount: 81127 - Hits: 302294
Complete?: Yes - Published: 01/17/2010 - Last Updated: 07/02/2010
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/22/2010 Title: Chapter 8: Cruel As The Grave

God, this is fantastic. I love that you've made Jean completely human and understandable, and since I love S/J/L/R quadrangle fics (even the ones that have one or two of the participants quietly pining away for their unrequited love. I have an angst addiction.) I'm happy to see hints of that here. I can't wait to see what happens next!

Casual sex, that isn't so casual. UPDATE: Final part and epilogue added. COMPLETED.

Rated: Adult
Categories: X3, AU
Characters: None
Genres: None
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 12
Wordcount: 83307 - Hits: 72044
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/11/2010 - Last Updated: 06/26/2010
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/22/2011 Title: Chapter 1: IT'S A DULL LIFE

Beautiful and heartbreaking and oddly hopeful. I love it.

Author's Response: Thank you for this very kind comment; for the love.

"We love to learn we are not alone."-C.S. Lewis. The Wolverine meets, saves, and reluctantly befriends a girl while undercover.

Rated: R
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Series: None
Chapters: 21
Wordcount: 56200 - Hits: 167459
Complete?: Yes - Published: 07/14/2010 - Last Updated: 02/09/2011
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 07/28/2010 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

*Loves*

Author's Response: >hugs< Gracias.

Ultimate Comicverse AU Post-Ultimatum: The world believes Wolverine dead; killed by Magneto. But Rogue believes differently. Can she track down Wolverine or is his survival only in her head.

Rated: R
Categories: AU, Comicverse
Characters: None
Genres: Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 10
Wordcount: 26419 - Hits: 54348
Complete?: No - Published: 07/20/2010 - Last Updated: 09/22/2011
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 02/11/2011 Title: Chapter 7: Chapter Seven

They finally found it! Yay!

What the Wolverine pulls from the crash is a broken bird, can she ever be repaired?

Rated: PG-13
Categories: Comicverse
Characters: None
Genres: Drama
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 718 - Hits: 1823
Complete?: No - Published: 08/02/2010 - Last Updated: 08/02/2010
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/02/2010 Title: Chapter 1: Wreckage

*likes this*

Marie thought she needed a cure. Logan thought he needed answers. Turns out fulfilling a need is a lot less satisfying than accepting a want – but no less achingly complicated.

First part in the Use Somebody series. Post-X3, the architects of Marie's cure and Logan's amnesia conspire within the government. Only together can Marie and Logan break their cycles of self-destruction and stop a war they were never meant to start.

Rated: R
Categories: X1, X2, X3, X-Men Origins Wolverine
Characters: None
Genres: Action, Angst, Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: Use Somebody
Chapters: 13
Wordcount: 24694 - Hits: 77083
Complete?: No - Published: 12/16/2010 - Last Updated: 08/15/2011
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 03/01/2011 Title: Chapter 4: Brain Stew: I

Brilliant, as always. :D

Author's Response: Hope it stays that way! I\'m almost done with the next chapter. I probably would have finished it tonight, but I got hooked reading all the excellent new Rogan I\'ve missed. So much great stuff out there! We are such a lucky fandom.

And through the pain, through the pain she mourns it. Mourns the loss of the child she was, of the adult she thought she’d be. Back when things were simple, easy, linear. When life followed a logical course, and she could tell you where she’d be in one year. Five. Ten.

Rated: Teen
Categories: X1, AU, Comicverse
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Drama
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 7
Wordcount: 25491 - Hits: 37062
Complete?: Yes - Published: 01/25/2011 - Last Updated: 04/06/2011
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 03/01/2011 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 5

Wonderful, fabulous, marvelous, etc. :D
Looking forward to the next chapter!

Author's Response: Thank you!! *bounces* I\'m glad you liked. Hopefully I will have the final chapter up this week. *fingers crossed*

Little girl, little girl, soft and sweet little girl. Wear the Spring Maid's green and a wolf will come for you...

A story about little girls who like big, bad wolves.

Rated: Mature
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Dark
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read

Series: None
Chapters: 33
Wordcount: 75469 - Hits: 228850
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/22/2011 - Last Updated: 02/20/2013
Reviewer: Turante Signed star star star star star
Date: 03/16/2012 Title: Chapter 25: For She Is Sick of Shadows

Chiling!

Author's Response: glad you liked it. H